Crime

A probationer accused of shooting up his cousin’s Palm Springs mobile home after making an unsuccessful demand for money was arrested today and held without bail, police said. Alexander Jason Fisher, 28, was taken into custody at approximately 2 a.m. on suspicion of shooting at an inhabited building, burglary and other crimes, according to Palm

A 17-year-old from Twentynine Palms was arrested on arson charges Sunday night after allegedly setting his parent’s home on fire. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies assigned to the Morongo Basin Station were called to a report of a fire on the 700 block of Canyon Road at around 8:25 p.m. Deputies

CALEXICO, Calif. Border Patrol agents seized 151.25 pounds of methamphetamine in an ultralight aircraft smuggling attempt on Saturday morning.  The meth is estimated to be worth over $340,000. Border Patrol agents observed a low flying ultralight aircraft in the area of Highway 111 and Jasper Road at approximately 1 am Saturday morning. When agents responded

Palm Springs police detectives are investigating a shooting which happened Friday night just after 9:00 in the 500 block of Rosa Parks Road. The city’s 911 dispatchers received a call from a person saying they and 4 friends were shot at.  Police say the victims had just arrived into Palm Springs and had stopped at

Update: The vehicle’s driver died on the scene, according to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. One of the pedestrians hit by the car died from her injuries. A second pedestrian hit suffered minor injuries. Their names have not been released as authorities notify next of kin. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting Friday afternoon in a residential neighborhood of Rancho Mirage. The deputy-involved shooting happened on the 70800 block of Tamarisk Lane, a neighborhood behind the Sunnylands Estates. The shooting happened at 2:38 p.m. Neighbors at the scene told News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia they heard

Following recent crime in North Palm Springs, Palm Springs police served search warrants in five separate locations Thursday morning.  Police say they were investigating in areas with known rival gang activity. One person, a man in his 20s, was arrested and several weapons were seized in Thursday’s search. Police also found gang paraphernalia and ammunition. Multiple

A man is accused of using a dating app to chat with a 13-year-old girl on a and setting up a meeting with her at a park in Beaumont. Leonides Edgardo Guzman, 27, of Phelan was arrested on suspicion of various felonies, including sending harmful matter to a minor and contacting a minor for sex.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Yucca Valley. According to Cindy Bachman, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, the deputy-involved shooting happened along the 1400 block of Avalon Avenue. Bachman confirmed that a female suspect was injured and is expected to survive. The Sheriff’s Deparment released more information on

A woman who fatally stabbed her 83-year-old husband at their Rancho Mirage home more than 10 years ago is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 18 after striking a plea deal that averts a second trial in the case, prosecutors announced today. In 2012, an Indio jury found Marsha Kay Esswein, now 74, guilty of first-degree

A vandalism in progress call led to a suspect believed to be armed to barricade themselves in a home in Palm Desert. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department revealed that deputies were originally dispatched to the 45000 Block of Driftwood Drive in Palm Desert to respond to a vandalism in progress call. When

A Coachella woman accused of helping a convicted felon who allegedly gunned down a man near Indio five months ago was charged todaywith being an accessory after the fact. Martha Perez Espinoza, 40, was arrested last Thursday and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, where she’s being held in lieu of $1 million

An 18-year-old man accused in a non-injury shooting that targeted a home in Palm Springs was behind bars today, but four other people were still being sought. Jayshaud Chenevert of Palm Springs was arrested Sunday about 10:30 p.m. and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of felony evading, shooting at an

A juvenile suspect in a shooting Friday morning in Desert Hot Springs is in critical condition after a car crash, Deputy Police Chief Steven Shaw told News Channel 3’s Shelby Nelson. Police were called to the 66900 block of Flora Avenue at approximately 5:45 a.m. to investigate reports of a drive-by shooting. Police shut down